Volkswagen Golf through the ages

The first-generation Volksagen Golf was launched in 1974 as a replacement for
the Beetle. It had a very different layout to its predecessor, with
front-wheel drive and a water-cooled engine at the front of the car.

It was desgined by Giorgetto Giugiaro and the GTI model helped to create the
hot hatch market when it was launched in 1976.